South Bend shooting victim hospitalized

September 04, 2007|Tribune Staff Report

SOUTH BEND -- An 18-year-old man who was shot in the face early Sunday morning was in stable condition at a local hospital Monday night, a spokeswoman said. South Bend police received a call about the shooting a few minutes before 4 a.m. Sunday, police said. Police arrived at a local hospital and spoke with the victim, who told them the shooting happened at Sample and Fellows streets, while he and four friends were in a westbound vehicle. Their vehicle had just stopped, the man told police, when he saw a car approach and heard someone say, "That's them." That's when he heard an explosion and felt shattering glass hit him in the face, police said.